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Notre Dame Football Team History


Notre Dame Fighting Irish
University of Notre Dame
 South Bend, IN
Founded: 1842
Stadium: Notre Dame Stadium
Capacity: 80,225
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Ara R. Parseghian
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1887  <-- 1973 <- 1974 -> 1975 --> 2024
1974 Season Highlights
 Ara R. Parseghian enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
 
1974 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Mon., Sep. 9  @ Georgia Tech  31   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Northwestern  49   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Purdue  20   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Michigan State  19   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Rice  10   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Army  48   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Miami  38   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Navy  14   6   W    @ Philadelphia, PA   
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Pittsburgh  14   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Air Force  38   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Southern California  24   55   L       
 Wed., Jan. 1   Alabama  13   11   W    @ Miami, FL   Orange Bowl
 
1974 Season Totals
  Record10-2
  Points Scored318
  Scoring Average26.5
  Points Allowed147
  Defense Average12.3
  Opponents Record65-65
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record3-1
1974 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
6 10-2-0 AP
4 10-2-0 Coaches
4 10-2-0 UPI
  
1974 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Louisiana Monroe 4-6162189   Ollie Keller
Nevada Las Vegas 12-1444251   Ron Meyer
Notre Dame 10-2318147Won  13-11  Ara R. Parseghian
Penn State 10-2322142Won  41-20  Joe Paterno
Boston College 8-3365154   Joseph Joe Yukica
Houston 8-3-1280185Tied  31-31  Bill Yeoman
Temple 8-2335142   Wayne Hardin
Utah State 8-3181199   Phil Krueger
Cincinnati 7-4227175   Tony Mason
Memphis 7-4225148   Fred Pancoast
Pittsburgh 7-4227202   Johnny Majors
Georgia Tech 6-5238212   Pepper Rodgers
James Madison 6-4264204   Challace McMillin
Miami 6-5167190   Peter R. Elliot
Southern Mississippi 6-5160195   P.W. Bear Underwood
Liberty 5-415286   John Cartwright
Nevada 5-6209254   Jerry Scattine
Tulane 5-6176214   Bennie Ellender
Navy 4-7131229   George Welsh
South Carolina 4-7223312   Paul Dietzel
Virginia Tech 4-7278261   Jimmy Sharpe
West Virginia 4-7210224   Bobby Bowden
Army 3-8156306   Homer Smith
Air Force 2-9178215   Ben Martin
Syracuse 2-9121261   Frank Maloney
Florida State 1-10130289   Darrell Dan Mudra
Marshall 1-10111291   Jack Lengyel

1974 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1974 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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